01 · YOUR HOME ARCHITECTS
Residential architects in Newham.
Fixed fees, clear process.
Design, planning, building regulations and the contract on site, from a RIBA Chartered practice. Every service priced before you commit.
PLANNING AUTHORITY
London Borough of Newham
02 · THE PRACTICE
Design to completion, from a RIBA Chartered practice.
Your Home Architects is a service offered by Vision and Design, RIBA Chartered architects based in London. We set it up so London homeowners can see the whole job in advance, with the price for each service agreed before that service begins.
Architects Registration Board
Architect is a title protected by law in the United Kingdom. Only someone on the ARB register may use it. Registration requires seven years of education and examination, is renewed annually, and can be removed for professional misconduct.
ARB REGISTERED ARCHITECTS
RIBA Chartered practice
Registration is held by the practice, not just an individual. It requires a registered architect in charge, professional indemnity cover, a written complaints procedure and continuing professional development.
VISION + DESIGN LTD
Why the title matters to you
An architectural technologist or designer may be excellent, but is not accountable to a regulator. V+D are Chartered Architects, giving you a complaints route, a disciplinary body and mandatory professional indemnity cover.
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03 · THE SERVICE
How we help homeowners in
Newham
Fixed-fee architectural services for London homeowners, in Newham and every other borough, from a RIBA Chartered practice. Newham has fewer protected streets than almost any London borough, so if you own one of its Victorian terraces the usual allowances generally apply. What does shape things here is water: the borough is bounded by three rivers and large areas sit in a flood zone. We establish exactly what your address allows first, then price each stage before it starts.
We work on the Victorian terraces here: single storey rear extensions, side returns and loft conversions with a dormer at the back. Each stage priced before it begins.
04 · PUBLISHED FEES
Fixed fee, stage by stage.
Start with a free report. Instruct the next service only when you want to. Priced on how constrained the site is, not on how ambitious you are.
Straightforward work, straightforward pricing
01 · PLANS
Simple plans from only £1,450
• Permitted development only
• Plans and certificate application
• One design revision included
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02 · PLANS + REGS
Plans + building regulations from £2,950
• Everything in Simple plans
• Building regulations application
• Builder-ready technical drawings
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Not sure whether your project needs planning permission? The free report answers that first, at no cost.
Everything else, priced by band
BAND A
Unrestricted property · from £2,500
• Householder Application
• No listing or conservation designation
• From £2,500 for design and planning
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BAND B · MOST COMMON
Constrained property · from £4,000
• Conservation area
• More detailed planning coordination
• From £4,000 for design and planning
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BAND C
Complex property · from £5,500
• Listed, complex, or highly constrained
• Specialist consent and coordination
• From £5,500 for design and planning
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A short conversation about your house fixes the figure for each stage before anything starts.
*Every service is separately instructed and separately priced. Most projects begin with the free report.
**Structural engineers, party wall surveyors, Building Control and builders are appointed directly by you and are not included.
05 · START WITH YOUR ADDRESS
A free property report for London homeowners.
Enter your address and we will tell you whether your home is listed, sits in a conservation area or falls under an Article 4 direction, what you are allowed to build without planning permission, and what your neighbours have already been allowed to build.
Free · Within 48 hours · No obligation
What your report covers
• Listed status, conservation area and Article 4 direction
• What you can build without planning permission, specific to your house
• Your likely planning route
• Existing footprint, plot outline and planning history
• Flood zone, tree preservation orders and decided applications nearby
Download a sample report.
See the address check before you ask us to prepare one for your home.
06 · YOUR ADDRESS, NOT THE AVERAGE
What we check before anything is drawn.
IS YOUR STREET PROTECTED?
Around eight conservation areas including Manor Park, Forest Gate, Plaistow and West Ham. Coverage is far lighter than in most London boroughs.
WHAT EXTRA RULES APPLY HERE?
Extra rules apply in three conservation areas only: Durham Road, Romford Road and Woodgrange Road, covering windows, doors, roof materials, paving, walls, fences, extensions, dormers and cladding. The borough-wide rule on shared houses does not affect extensions.
WHAT KIND OF HOUSE IS IT?
Dense Victorian terraces at East Ham, Forest Gate, Plaistow and Manor Park, post-war estates, and a very large amount of new build flats at Stratford and the Royal Docks.
WHAT PEOPLE USUALLY BUILD HERE
Single storey rear extensions, side returns and rear dormers. The dense terraces at East Ham, Forest Gate and Plaistow take all three.
ANYTHING ELSE THAT AFFECTS YOUR SITE
Flood risk is extensive, with the borough bounded by the Thames, the Roding and the Lee and large flood zones at the Royal Docks, Silvertown, Beckton and Canning Town. Reference: Local Plan adopted December 2018, currently under review.
07 · CHECK IT YOURSELF
Estimate your London extension cost.
Estimate your full project cost — build, interior fit-out, regulatory and professional fees, contingency and VAT — calibrated for Inner and Outer London.
London extension cost calculator
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08 · COMMON QUESTIONS
Do I need planning permission to extend in Newham?
Usually not, if you own a house. Newham has only around eight conservation areas and extra rules apply in three of them, so most streets keep the standard allowances. If your home is a flat, which many here are, the answer is different.
Does flood risk affect my extension?
In much of the borough, yes. Newham is bounded by the Thames, the Roding and the Lee, and large areas including the Royal Docks, Silvertown, Beckton and Canning Town sit in a flood zone, which adds a flood report to any application.
Which streets have extra restrictions?
Three: Durham Road, Romford Road and Woodgrange Road. On those streets the council controls windows, doors, roof materials, paving, walls and fences, extensions, dormers and cladding. Everywhere else keeps the usual allowances.
07 · CONSULTATION
Book a consultation.
Thirty minutes with a registered architect. Free, and nothing is committed.